How to create Safety Audit Checklist

Checklist is useful guide for auditor during performing audit especially for new auditor. By using it the auditor can manage their auditing time effectively. Furthermore, it can assure you that all the aspects will be covered during auditing. The auditor can create this checklist according to their requirement and audit style. Auditor can also include remark column and other item that may required.

Compliance to documented Safety System or standard

Safety System or standard requirement comply with OHSAS 18001 or company safety system or regulations.

• Known or Classic problems

Majority of the nonconformities is almost the same. Experience auditors must be realized that many companies will not complied to the similar elements.

• Ideas from other auditors

By seeing other auditors in action, or by reading their report, you will pick up useful questions or areas to look at.

• Knowledge of industry

Use your knowledge of industry to formulate pertinent questions.

• Previous checklist

Use previous check-lists to help you formulate new questions.

• Key elements of procedure or process

Evaluate what are the critical aspects need to be concentrate.

What is OHSAS 18001 ?

OHSAS 18000 is an international occupational health and safety management system specification. It comprises two parts, 18001 and 18002 and embraces a number of other publications.

For the record, the following other documents, amongst others, were used in the creation process:

• BS8800:1996 Guide to occupational health and safety management systems
• DNV Standard for Certification of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems(OHSMS):1997
• Technical Report NPR 5001: 1997 Guide to an occupational health and safety management system
• Draft LRQA SMS 8800 Health & safety management systems assessment criteria
• SGS & ISMOL ISA 2000:1997 Requirements for Safety and Health Management Systems
• BVQI SafetyCert: Occupational Safety and Health Management Standard
• Draft AS/NZ 4801 Occupational health and safety management systems Specification with guidance for use
• Draft BSI PAS 088 Occupational health and safety management systems
• UNE 81900 series of pre-standards on the Prevention of occupational risks
• Draft NSAI SR 320 Recommendation for an Occupational Health and Safety (OH and S) Management System
  

OHSAS 18001 is an Occupation Health and Safety Assessment Series for health and safety management systems. It is intended to help an organizations to control occupational health and safety risks. It was devloped in response to widespread demand for a recognized standard against which to be certified and assessed.

*OHSAS - OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY ADVISORY SERVICES